{"id":322,"date":"2016-11-10T09:31:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T15:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texasdivorceattorneyblog.com\/?p=322"},"modified":"2016-11-10T09:31:09","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T15:31:09","slug":"retroactive-child-support-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcclure-lawgroup.com\/blog\/retroactive-child-support-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Retroactive Child Support in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the Texas appellate case of\u00a0In re Aer<\/em><\/a>, a father appealed a divorce decree in connection with an award of retroactive child support and the distribution of marital property. The mother and father sued for divorce. The court held a bench trial and appointed the couple joint managing conservators of the children. The mother was the parent with the exclusive right to designate the children’s primary address. She was also awarded over $50,000 in retroactive child support, attorneys’ fees, and 80% of the marital estate (according to the father).<\/p>\n

The father appealed, claiming that the\u00a0evidence for the child support award and property distribution was legally and factually insufficient. The appellate court explained that it would consider whether the trial court had enough evidence upon which to use its discretion and whether it had made a mistake in applying its discretion. It further explained that a trial court has broad discretion to award attorneys’ fees under Texas Family Code \u00a7 106.002. The mother’s attorney had provided testimony regarding his fees and claimed that the high fees were driven by the father’s conduct in not answering timely discovery and dumping unorganized documents on him. The court found there was no abuse of discretion in awarding $130,000 in fees to the mother.<\/p>\n

The father also argued that the mother didn’t have pleadings to support her request for retroactive child support. The mother’s attorney had asked during closing arguments that child support be paid retroactively to June 2012, due to the father’s intentional unemployment or underemployment during that period. However, the father had not objected at trial to either the closing arguments or the mother’s request to include an order to pay retroactive child support, nor did he object\u00a0at the time the trial court signed the divorce decree, including retroactive child support. The court concluded these complaints weren’t preserved for review.<\/p>\n

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In the Texas appellate case of\u00a0In re Aer, a father appealed a divorce decree in connection with an award of retroactive child support and the distribution of marital property. The mother and father sued for divorce. The court held a bench trial and appointed the couple joint managing conservators of the children. 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